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leemarie2 wrote:

How did you guys stock up in the beginning! I am on a super tight budget and trying to figure out how I can afford to pay the upfront cost of the diapers. My SO isn't into the whole diapering concept yet and doesn't understand it so he's not willing to shed out money on something he doesn't think we will end up doing for a long period of time. I wish they had a rental program or something lol.

With my first in cloth (second baby) I bought the cheapos and hated them because I had no idea what I was doing and ended up with some horrible brands.. This time around I wanted to cloth and I knew I did, so when we found out we were expecting I bought 1-2 diapers a month. I looked up brands and I watched reviews and asked a lot of questions, so I knew I was buying what might be successful. Anytime I had OT, I would buy an extra diaper or buy the bamboo instead of cotton, or just whatever little extra. I have quite a large stash now and it didn't cost me much at any given time (though I have spent quite a bit over time). I also gave up coffee this pregnancy, so instead of $30nor so for coffee, that's gone towards diapers. I also did a lot of ebay and clothdiapertrader . Com and found some really good deals on preowned diapers.